[Chimera-users] vista chimera 1.2540 R6025-pure virtual function call error when opening pdb or mrc file

[Greg Couch]

Hello,

We've have had one person mention a similar problem on a Vitsa laptop 
computer, but we have been unable to reproduce it on our Vista systems. 
Please file a bug report using our online bug submission form at 
<http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/feedback.html>.  And please include 
what kind of computer, its model number and what kind of graphics it has.

If I had a computer that behaved like yours, I would try two things: 
first, I'd try updating the graphics driver, and if it is a laptop with 
Intel graphics, use the latest driver from Intel (Vista graphics drivers 
are buggier than Windows XP drivers, so update often).  If that didn't 
work, I'd guess that chimera is somehow being affecting by another 
program.  So then I'd try disabling all of the startup programs using the 
msconfig program and if chimera works after that, turn them back on one at 
a time until I found the problem program.

Please file that bug report and please let me know what you figure out,

 	Greg Couch
 	UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Nils Woetzel wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have problems with chimera 1.2540 win32 and 1.2539 win32.
> it is working in version: 1.2524 win32
>
> I installed it an windows vista business sp1.
> I have also installed visual studio 2008 (9.0).
> When I try to open either pdb or an mrc file I get the same error window:
> Title: Microsoft visual c++ runtime library
> text: Runtimje Error!
> Program: C:\Program Files\chimera\bin\pythonw.exe
> R6025-pure virtual function call.
>
> the debug command line option just brings:
> initializing graphics
> create application
> loading Tix
> loading Pmw
> creating main window
> creating menus
> creating toolbar
> creating lenses
> initializing OpenGL
> initializing preferences
> initializing dialogs
> initializing COM
> initializing extensions
> Return code: 255
> Press return or enter to to exit
>
> i try to open the pdb file (different files) before the return code: 255
>
> I am not sure if the error actually comes from python.exe - but i
> could not find anything when searching for it.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/125749 explains the error, but i am
> not sure how to debug python code
>
> Is there a problem with that version of python or chimera with a
> visual studio installation or this runtime library error appearing
> independently of having visual studio installed or not.
> But the older release is working just fine: 1.2524 win32
> so some new feature in chimera probably causes the error and might
> only show up in my environment?!
>
> Thanks
> Nils Woetzel
> Vanderbilt University
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